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The primary advantage for motor carriers is ____.
a. reliability
b. speed
c. capability
d. flexibility Answer - d. flexibility
Products that move by airfreight tend to be high in value and tend to require
urgent delivery.
T/F Answer - True
Products that are ocean freighted tend to be high in value and tend to require
urgent delivery.
T/F Answer - False
____ refers to the buying and controlling of transportation services by either a
shipper
or consignee.
a. transportation management
b. logistics management
c. routing
d. tracking Answer - a. transportation management (TRUE)
, Routing refers to the buying and controlling of transportation services by a
shipper or consignee.
T/F Answer - False - Transportation Management
From a shipper's perspective, a non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC)
is a carrier; from an ocean carrier's perspective, an NVOCC is a shipper.
T/F Answer - True
The main benefit of shippers' association is one-stop shopping.
T/F Answer - False
The main benefit of shippers' association is transportation cost saving for its
members.
T/F Answer - True
Air forwarders provide wholesaling function and airline provides retailing
function.
T/F Answer - (FALSE) Very important
____ refers to how heavy a product is in relation to its size.
a. stowability
b. volume
c. weight
d. density Answer - d. density
____ transportation occurs when two or more modes work closely together in
an attempt to utilize the advantages of each mode while at the same time
minimizing their